Thursday, June 26, 2008

I have read that food can bring people together. I think it’s true – many celebrations involve family and/or friends around a table. And one doesn’t need an established occasion at all – having friends over for dinner for no apparent reason is equally wonderful.

Joao and I make our Sunday lunches a special part of our life. Work and traffic jams already keep us apart on weekdays and there’s barely any time for cooking. That’s why I love cooking and baking on weekends – my way of having fun. I’m lucky the hubby shares that with me.

Weekdays are all about what I have to do, so weekends are all about what I want to do. I want to have fun. And is it fun making pasta while Joao takes pictures? You bet!

We laughed like two kids – there was flour all over my kitchen when we finished our “pasta making session”. And after that, we had delicious, fresh pasta for lunch. A pretty good Sunday, if you’ll ask me.

This is my entry for the Weekend Herb Blogging, this time hosted by the lovely Kalyn, the blogger who created the event.

Cook the pasta in a large saucepan of salted boiling water until al dente. Drain, return to the saucepan and keep warm.
Meanwhile, heat a non-stick frying pan over high heat, add the oil and oregano and cook for 30 seconds or until crispy. Drain on absorbent paper. Add the capers and garlic and cook for 1 minute or until crispy. Add to the pasta with the butter and extra oil and toss to combine. Divide between plates and top with the oregano, bacon and parmesan.

I am sooo jealous of your pasta machine. I borrowed a cheap hand-cranked type from my aunt and it was a mess and clunky. Your pasta on the other hand looks perfect. And we get treated to very tiny pics of you (in a shower cap no less!) and Joao! Awww!

That sounds like it would be so much fun. I've never made pasta except for noodles that you roll out with a rolling pin, cut and let dry. My mother used to make those. Your pasta with bacon and oregano sounds like heaven!

What a fun day indeed! I've yet to try making homemade pasta, I'm waiting for that pasta attachment to magically appear onto my KA! I'm not waiting to have homemade pasta to make this dish though, it just sounds too delicious to pass up! :)